Best Lensographies Ever

1 - I can do better 2 - Jury's out 3 - Pretty darn good 4 - Splendiferous 5 - Awesometastic by 77 people | Log in to rate

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Want to Have One of the Best Lensographies Ever?

Think of your lensography as your Squidoo home page. It can be the single URL that you direct people to, and they will have access to ALL of your lenses.

Wait, what's a lensography you ask? It's a collection of all of your hard work here on Squidoo. A showcase. It should be well organized ...and look fabulous.

So how do you do that? Hey! You've come to the right place to find out. Lucky you ;)



The Top Five Reasons to Have a Lensography 

  • It's one easy address to promote.
  • It will become your calling card online.
  • People will get a chance to find out more about you, the lensmaster.
  • You can do anything you want with it!
  • They are really fun to look through. :)

#1 Choose your Template 

Squidoo Lensographies



Now that you are thinking of starting your own lensography the first thing you need to decide is which format you would like to use. There are at least 5 different options that I think work well for a Lensography.

(You can see examples of each format below this link list.)
SquidWho
Show 'em your Who's Who on Squidoo.
People Who Matter
You matter to Squidoo!
Standard Lens
Original is good!
The Ever Project
Best, coolest, wittiest...so many adjectives to choose from. :D
Squidoo Group
Groups work too!

A SquidWho Lensography 

Hey, I've gotta pimp my own lens. ;)

A People Who Matter Lensography 

This was chosen as "Lens of the Day" for March 12th, 2008.

A Standard Lens Lensography 

It's rumored that thefluffanutta was the first lensmaster to use the term "lensography".

An Ever Project Lensography 

Eek! It has been deleted by it's owner! If you know of a good example let me know.

A Group Lensography 

Sigh. They are dropping like flies! I'll be on the lookout for a new example for this type also.

Which style of Lensography do you prefer? 

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#2 Add your Content 

So you've decided on the template...now what?

Take a look at your list of lenses. Figure out how best to show them off. Do you have common themes? Can you group them together in a way that makes sense?

Give the readers an understanding of what they are looking at. Help them find lenses that they will be interested in. And add in personal touches...talk about you!

Make sure you not only include your lenses, but your groups too. That is especially important now that groups have been removed from lensmaster pages. If you have a large number of groups you may want to create a separate lens as a "Groupography".

Don't be afraid to add images, polls, videos, the feed to your blog, even items for sale (just don't over do that last one).

Just like on your other lenses, talk about what you know and what you love...and have fun with it!

The single most useful module for Lensographies 

The Featured Lenses Module

The Featured Lenses module is a great tool but can be a little tricky to find.

First, in your workshop, click on Add Modules. I'm sure you know that part already. ;)

Click on the Search (A-Z) tab.

Choose F...and then you will see the Featured Lenses option at the top of the list.

You can show up to 5 of your lenses and groups at a time per module. If you add more than 5 the lenses displayed will rotate each time someone views the page.

If you want to have all of your lenses and groups showing at once just keep adding more Featured Lens modules. :)

To add a lens to the module copy & paste in the last part of your lens' URL. If, for example, you wanted to add the lens http://www.squidoo.com/Christene to your module you only need to enter the "Christene" part.

This works for all lens co-brands except for Ever.com lenses. But there is a way to add those too. If your lens was http://best.cameras.ever.com/ you need to use "best-cameras-ever". You are replacing the dots with dashes and make sure to leave off the ".com" at the end.

Groups are also a little different. For a group URL of http://www.squidoo.com/groups/Families you would use "groups/Families" or "groups..Families".

Getting More Specific 

Are you a Giant Squid? Are you in the Giant 100 Club?

If you are you may have so many lenses you can now think about making targeted, mini-lensographies around a certain topic. You can see a few examples of what I mean below.

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Best Lensographies Ever on Squidoo 

This lens was chosen as

Co-Lens of the Day on March 15th 2008.

:)

Squidoo Lens of the Day



Share your tips for creating a bang up lensography 

crosstattoos wrote...

I learn something new on Squidoo everyday.

ReplyPosted July 01, 2009

fanfreluche wrote...

Great lens! I am done revamping my lensography. Much better looking now thanks for the tips!

ReplyPosted June 30, 2009

whitemoss wrote...

I was just wondering " what does lensography mean?" and you have the answer- brilliant, thank you!

ReplyPosted June 29, 2009

LakeMom wrote...

Great lens! Great information! Anyone can start a lensography! The sooner the better. I use mind to set goals for myself and then come back and update how I am doing and adding all the new lenses I have created! It's never too early to start building a lensography!

ReplyPosted May 22, 2009

firegoddesslily wrote...

Really useful lens, think I need to wait till I have a few more lenses before I create my own lensography tho. Will definitely refer back then thought, thanks!

ReplyPosted May 21, 2009

Joan4 wrote...

This is a great way to get to know other lensmasters! I will keep returning until I visit them all! Thank you!

ReplyPosted April 08, 2009

OhMe wrote...

Wow. I love seeing all these great lensographies and am lensrolling to mine. Thank you!

ReplyPosted April 08, 2009

Greekgeek wrote...

Aw, I wonder where some of the old Squids went! (Johann the Dog always amused me... such a tech-savvy pup.) But there are good new ones, thank goodness!

ReplyPosted March 17, 2009

drifter0658 wrote...

Very stiff competition up there. This is a great lens and should be 'stuck' somewhere.....I know!...I'll put it on my lensography!

Thanks!

ReplyPosted March 14, 2009

purplelady wrote...

Am I glad I found you. I have been trying to figure out how to get my own lensography up and wasn't getting anywhere; but now I know what to do. Thanks for your very interesting lens and for your most valuable information. 5 lensographies for you; plus a fave!

ReplyPosted January 26, 2009

Barrowlass wrote...

I really didn't know what a lensography was, which is how I came to your lens....now I do! Thank you for making it easy to follow and informative....I only have two lenses with a third in the early stages, but am looking forward to beginning my lensography....gosh, another addiction! I'll soon have to quit my job or retire, to make time for Squidoo!

ReplyPosted January 07, 2009

Mickie_G wrote...

I just try to be myself on the lensography I created for Squidoo. Kinda risky, don't ya think?

ReplyPosted January 03, 2009

awakeningwellness wrote...

Wow, this is very informative...thanks!

ReplyPosted December 31, 2008

MrDarcy wrote...

Thanks for your tips. They were very helpful.

ReplyPosted December 26, 2008

MindGuru wrote...

Use the RSS feeder at Squidtools to keep the lens list up to date.

ReplyPosted December 17, 2008

CherylK wrote...

This lens has been so helpful to me...I needed a reference on all the different kinds of lensographies...thanks for putting it together.

ReplyPosted November 28, 2008

thrivingmom wrote...

5* from me. Your lensography is informative, interesting, and unique.

ReplyPosted September 09, 2008

Lien wrote...

Hi Christine,Fantastic Lens. I'm only a novice at Lens building. But now I know what a Lensography is, I will definitely be trying this out. 5*

ReplyPosted September 05, 2008

jeri8 wrote...

This is a great lens. I didn't even realize there were different lenses.

ReplyPosted August 09, 2008

Desiree_Richardson wrote...

I grabbed this list for my lensography.

Desiree

ReplyPosted July 19, 2008

 
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